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Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes 1837)

  

Currently Accepted Name: Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes 1837)

 
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Domain : Eukaryota
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Subphylum : Vertebrata
Superclass : Gnathostomata
Grade : Teleostomi
Class : Actinopterygii
Subclass : Neopterygii
Division : Teleostei
Subdivision : Euteleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Series : Percomorpha
Order : Perciformes
Suborder : Gobioidei
Family : Gobiidae
Genus : Oplopomus
Species : oplopomus

Selected Name
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Name: Oplopomus oplopomus
Author: (Valenciennes 1837)
Genus: Oplopomus
Species: oplopomus
 

Current Name
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Current Name: Oplopomus oplopomus
Current Author: (Valenciennes 1837)
Current Genus: Oplopomus
Current Species: oplopomus
Current Summary: Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes 1837) Gobiidae.
 

Original Name
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Original Name: Gobius oplopomus
Original Author: Valenciennes 1837
Original Genus Species: Gobius oplopomus
Original Genus: Gobius
Original Species: oplopomus
 

Original Description
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Original Name:Gobius oplopomus Valenciennes 1837
Reference: [ref. 1006]
Journal Acronym: BOOK
Journal: Historie naturelle des poissons.
Article: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées.
Citation: v. 12
Pages: i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p.
Drawings: Pls. 344-368
Text Page: 66
Type Locality: Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.
Primary Type: Holotype (unique): MNHN (apparently lost)
Types: Ehrenberg specimens: ZMB 2060-61 (3, 4).
Type Catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:58 [ref. 19958].
 

Bibliography
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* Valid as Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes 1837).

Goren 1979 - [ref. 1852] - The Gobiinae of the Red Sea (Pisces: Gobiidae). Page: 48

Dor 1984 - [ref. 17376] - CLOFRES. Checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Page: 248

Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984 - [ref. 6441] - The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokai Univ. Press. Page: 254

Hoese 1986 - [ref. 5670] - Family No. 240: Gobiidae (pp. 774-807), Family No. 241: Eleotridae (pp. 807-811), Family No. 242: Kraemeriidae (p. 811). In: Smiths' Sea Fishes (Smith & Heemstra 1986 [ref. 5715]). Page: 796

Randall et al. 1990 - [ref. 15987] - Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Page: 405

Randall & Goren 1993 - [ref. 21131] - A review of the gobioid fishes of the Maldives. Page: 15

Goren & Dor 1994 - [ref. 25356] - An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea. CLOFRES II. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem. Page: 65

Randall 1995 - [ref. 22896] - Coastal fishes of Oman. Crowford House Publishing Pty Ltd, Bathurst, Australia. Page: 339

Carpenter et al. 1997 - [ref. 23922] - FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO Rome. Page: 213

Kuiter 1997 - [ref. 25488] - Guide to sea fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Page: 350

Randall et al. 1997 - [ref. 25919] - Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Page: 405

Iwata et al. 1998 - [ref. 23379] - *Echinogobius hayashii*, a new genus and species of Gobiidae. Page: 117

Suzuki et al. 1999 - [ref. 24395] - Record of a gobiid fish, *Oplopomus carinoides* from Japan. Page: 7

Myers 1999 - [ref. 23965] - Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. 3rd revised ed. Coral Graphics, Guam. Page: 243

Larson in Randall & Lim 2000 - [ref. 25122] - A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Page: 639

Nakabo 2000 - [ref. 25182] - (Ed.) Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. Second edition. Tokai University Press. Page: 1196

Laboute & Grandperrin 2000 - [ref. 25191] - Poissons de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Page: 413

Allen 2000 - [ref. 25868] - Reef fishes recorded during the RAP survey of the Calamianes Islands. Page: 121

Hutchins 2001 - [ref. 25847] - Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Page: 43

Larson & Murdy 2001 - [ref. 26293] - Families Eleotridae, Gobiidae. In: Carpenter & Niem 2001 [ref. 26276]. Page: 3598

Nakabo 2002 - [ref. 26193] - (Ed.) Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press. Page: 1196

Allen & Adrim 2003 - [ref. 26830] - Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Page: 59

Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003 - [ref. 27377] - Taxonomic composition, diversity and distribution of coastal fishes of the Arabian Sea. Page: S119

Myers & Donaldson 2003 - [ref. 27495] - The fishes of the Mariana Islands. Page: 643

Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003 - [ref. 27510] - Fishes of Bitung, northern tip of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Page: 187

Adrim et al. 2004 - [ref. 27715] - Marine fishes recorded from the Anambas and Natuna Islands, South China Sea. Page: 126

Heemstra et al. 2004 - [ref. 27945] - Preliminary checklist of coastal fishes from the Mauritian island of Rodrigues. Page: 3329

Randall 2005 - [ref. 28239] - Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Page: 543
 

Distribution and Habitat
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Water Type: Salt
Habitat: demersal
Depth Range: 1.0 to 30.0 metres
3.3 to 98.4 feet
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific.
 

Anatomy
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Maximum Length: 80mm
3.15"
 

Synonyms

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SynonymStatusValid
Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes 1837)
new combination
Yes
Gobius oplopomus Valenciennes 1837original combinationNo
 

Common Names

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Common NameUsed InLanguage
Spinecheek gobyFishWiseEnglish
Spinecheek gobySouth AfricaEnglish
Spinecheek gobySmiths' Sea FishesEnglish
Spinecheek gobyAustraliaEnglish
Spinecheek gobyMicronesiaEnglish
Stekelwang-dikkopSouth AfricaAfrikaans
BiaPhilippinesTagalog
Mano'o-lapeSamoaSamoan
'O'opuTahitiTahitian

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Jack Randall Manado Celebes Jack Randall Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Low Isles
Jack Randall Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island Jack Randall No Location Data Available
Rick Winterbottom Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island Rick Winterbottom Comores Is.
Rick Winterbottom Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island Ukkrit Satapoomin Thailand, Phuket
Ukkrit Satapoomin Thailand, Phuket Rick Winterbottom Palau, Babeldaob Is. w. Pacific
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Distribution of Oplopomus oplopomus

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